The Park University outdoor track & field program took on the Heart of America Athletic Conference competition at the Heart Championships on Friday and Saturday, May 2-3 in Fayette, Mo. The Pirates were among the top in the meet on both sides, as the men's team earned 3
rd and the women's team placed 4
th.
There are many top performances to mention, including 28 Heart All-Conference awards earned, 7 NAIA "A/B" standard marks and one school record.
2025 Heart All-Conference
| 1st Team |
Alexander Caines |
800m |
| 1st Team |
Palmer O'Connor |
1,500m |
| 1st Team |
Lukas Mehl |
10,000m |
| 1st Team |
Rosjai Curtis |
Triple Jump |
| 2nd Team |
Rosjai Curtis |
100m |
| 2nd Team |
Mya Charles |
200m |
| 2nd Team |
Ahmad Evans |
Triple Jump |
| 2nd Team |
Cayden Walker |
10,000m |
| 2nd Team |
Hannah Mand, Mya Charles, Rosjai Curtis, Alexandria Sherman |
4x100m Relay |
| 2nd Team |
Ian Walsh, Ethan Willmann, Tom Kuehnel, Alexander Caines |
4x800m Relay |
| 3rd Team |
Alexander Caines, Ahmad Evans, Palmer O'Connor, Chase Housh |
4x400m Relay |
| 3rd Team |
Jonnicia Williams, Lilly Comarcho, Lily Brecheisen, Hannah Mand |
4x800m Relay |
| 3rd Team |
Faith Klamm |
400m Hurdles |
| 3rd Team |
Mya Charles |
100m |
| 3rd Team |
Ethan Willmann |
1,500m |
| Honorable Mention |
Keano Ferguson |
100m |
| Honorable Mention |
Chase Housh |
400m |
| Honorable Mention |
Ethan Willmann |
800m |
| Honorable Mention |
Jaylin Harris |
Discus |
| Honorable Mention |
Lukas Mehl |
5,000m |
| Honorable Mention |
Tom Kuehnel |
5,000m |
| Honorable Mention |
Cayden Walker |
5,000m |
| Honorable Mention |
Beck Jones |
3,000m Steeplechase |
| Honorable Mention |
Jonnicia Williams, Lilly Comarcho, Hannah Mand, Adison Hayden |
4x400m Relay |
| Honorable Mention |
Rosjai Curtis |
200m |
| Honorable Mention |
Lilly Comarcho |
800m |
| Honorable Mention |
Shanai Sweeting |
100m Hurdles |
| Honorable Mention |
Dawn McIntyre |
Long Jump |
Alexander Caines had an excellent meet, winning three all-conference awards, including two with the 4x400m and 4x800m relay teams. None was bigger though than being the Heart Champion in the 800m. His time of 1:51.92 is a personal best, it hit the NAIA "B" standard, and it's the second fastest 800m time in school history in outdoor.
Ethan came in at 6
th place for an honorable mention award in the 800m as well with a time of 1:54.27. Willmann, Caines, Ian Walsh, and
Tom Kuehnel also took 2
nd in the 4x800m relay for a 2
nd Team Heart All-Conference award with a time of 7:43.40, meeting the NAIA "B" standard.
Willmann earned personal records in the 800m and 1,500m events at the conference championships, earning 3
rd Team Heart All-Conference in the 1,500m in a time of 3:59.76.
Palmer O'Connor, in his freshman season at Park, competed at a high-level with a Heart title in the 1,500m with a time of 3:57.85. He was also involved in a 3
rd Team Heart All-Conference performance with the 4x400m relay team with Caines,
Ahmad Evans, and
Chase Housh. The group posted a time of 3:17.73.
O'Connor moves into the No. 7 spot in Park's outdoor records in the 800m.
In the 5,000m event, three Pirates were Heart All-Conference Honorable Mention in 4
th-6
th place.
Lukas Mehl ran a time of 15:10.62, Kuehnel was clocked at 15:17.72, and
Cayden Walker came around at 15:18.15.
More excitement came from Mehl and Walker, as the conference champion and runner-up in the 10,000m. Mehl won the title with a time of 31:52.23 and is now a two-time outdoor Heart champ in the 10,000m and 5,000m from last year. Walker ran a personal best of 32:17.34 for 2
nd.
Another freshman scored at the meet with an all-conference Honorable Mention award with a 6
th place finish in the 3,000m Steeplechase in a time of 10:35.79.
Keano Ferguson took 15
th in the 200m preliminary and with a time of 22.06, he moves to No. 8 all-time at Park in the outdoor 200m dash.
In the field events, Evans took 2
nd in the triple jump at 14.39m for a 2
nd Team Heart All-Conference award, while
Jaylin Harris in the discus took 5
th with a mark of 43.16m for an honorable mention accolade.
On the women's side, the Pirates had a historical performance from the women's 4x100m relay team, who clinched Park's outdoor all-time record with a time of 46.93 for the NAIA's "B" standard.
Hannah Mand,
Mya Charles,
Rosjai Curtis, and
Alexandria Sherman all were a part of the record for a 2
nd Team Heart All-Conference award as well.
Curtis and Charles had excellent meets with seven Heart All-Conference awards between the two. They both qualified for nationals in the 100m dash with "B" standard marks. Curtis took 2
nd place with an 11.83 and Charles was a split second off at 11.84 for 3rd.
Curtis coming off of two indoor conference titles, tacked on an outdoor triple jump conference title as well with a mark of 12.12m.
In the 200m, Charles captured a NAIA qualifying time of 24.52 for a 2
nd Team Heart All-Conference performance. Her time also is tied for third all-time in the outdoor 200m school record list.
Lilly Comarcho wrapped up her first Heart Outdoor Championship with an all-conference honorable mention performance in the 800m for 5
th place with a time of 2:21.32. She also was a leg on the 4x400m and 4x800m Heart All-Conference relay teams.
In the 4x400m,
Jonnicia Williams, Comarcho,
Hannah Mand, and
Adison Hayden took 4
th place in a time of 4:05.38. The 4x800m relay team looked similar, but
Lily Brecheisen replaced Hayden, and the team took 3
rd place with a time of 9:33.50.
Shanai Sweeting placed 5
th in the 100m Hurdles and gained a new personal record as well as a all-conference honorable mention award with a time of 14.33. She is now in the No. 3 spot in Park's all-time records in the event.
Hope Klamm took 7
th in the 400m Hurdles at the conference meet, earning a new personal record with a time of 1:07.34. She will move to No. 7 in Park's records, as her twin sister jumps her in the school records to No. 4 after a 1:04.44 at the Heart Championships.
Faith Klamm with her new best time earned a Heart 3
rd Team All-Conference award.
It was also a personal record for
Dawn McIntyre in the long jump, placing 5
th for a honorable mention accolade with a jump of 5.51m.
A small group will compete at the Loper Twilight in Kearney, Neb. tomorrow, May 10 at University of Nebraska at Kearney.
May 21-23 will be the time for the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships, hosted by Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Ind.
See the full results for the rest of the Pirates Track & Field team below:
2025 Heart Championships
| Men's 100 Meters Finals |
|
Women's 100 Meters Finals
|
| W: 2.8 |
|
|
W: 1.4 |
|
|
|
PL |
NAME |
TIME |
PL |
NAME |
TIME |
| 4 |
Keano Ferguson |
10.56 |
2 |
Rosjai Curtis |
11.83 |
|
Men's 100 Meters Preliminaries
|
|
3 |
Mya Charles |
11.84 |
|
PL |
NAME |
TIME |
8 |
Alexandria Sherman |
12.52 |
| 3 |
Keano Ferguson |
10.75 |
Women's 100 Meters Preliminaries
|
| 9 |
Ahmad Evans |
10.8 |
PL |
NAME |
TIME |
| 15 |
Charles Noland |
11.08 |
2 |
Rosjai Curtis |
11.99 |
|
Men's 200 Meters Preliminaries
|
|
4 |
Mya Charles |
12.12 |
|
PL |
NAME |
TIME |
7 |
Alexandria Sherman |
12.51 |
| 15 |
Keano Ferguson |
22.06 |
Women's 200 Meters Finals
|
|
Men's 400 Meters
|
|
W: 2.5 |
|
|
|
PL |
NAME |
TIME |
PL |
NAME |
TIME |
| 6 |
Chase Housh |
49.16 |
2 |
Mya Charles |
24.52 |
| 19 |
Jabari Ford |
56.66 |
6 |
Rosjai Curtis |
25.16 |
|
Men's 800 Meters
|
|
Women's 200 Meters Preliminaries
|
| PL |
NAME |
TIME |
PL |
NAME |
TIME |
| 1 |
Alexander Caines |
1:51.92 |
4 |
Rosjai Curtis |
24.87 |
| 6 |
Ethan Willmann |
1:54.27 |
5 |
Mya Charles |
24.52 |
| 17 |
Ian Walsh |
1:59.52 |
10 |
Alexandria Sherman |
25.59 |
| 22 |
Palmer O'Connor |
2:03.49 |
|
|
Men's 1500 Meters
|
|
PL |
NAME |
TIME |
|
PL |
NAME |
TIME |
7 |
Adison Hayden |
59.07 |
| 1 |
Palmer O'Connor |
3:57.85 |
12 |
Hannah Mand |
1:01.09 |
| 3 |
Ethan Willmann |
3:59.76 |
|
| 11 |
Tom Kuehnel |
4:05.92 |
PL |
NAME |
TIME |
|
|
|
5 |
Lilly Comarcho |
2:21.32 |
|
PL |
NAME |
TIME |
7 |
Jonnicia Williams |
2:22.77 |
| 4 |
Lukas Mehl |
15:10.62 |
|
| 5 |
Tom Kuehnel |
15:17.72 |
PL |
NAME |
TIME |
| 6 |
Cayden Walker |
15:18.15 |
10 |
Lily Brecheisen |
43:56.55 |
| 14 |
Beck Jones |
15:59.71 |
13 |
McKenzie Carty |
53:59.88 |
| 16 |
Palmer O'Connor |
16:08.84 |
Women's 100 Hurdles Finals
|
| 18 |
William Norris |
16:17.77 |
W: 1.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
PL |
NAME |
TIME |
|
PL |
NAME |
TIME |
5 |
Shanai Sweeting |
14.33 |
| 1 |
Lukas Mehl |
31:52.23 |
7 |
Hope Klamm |
14.58 |
| 2 |
Cayden Walker |
32:17.34 |
Women's 100 Hurdles Preliminaries
|
| 9 |
Beck Jones |
33:17.40 |
PL |
NAME |
TIME |
| 10 |
William Norris |
33:24.59 |
5 |
Shanai Sweeting |
14.41 |
|
|
|
6 |
Hope Klamm |
14.47 |
|
PL |
NAME |
TIME |
10 |
Faith Klamm |
15.1 |
| 7 |
Thore Wegner |
41:11.10 |
|
| 8 |
Jabari Ford |
41:11.60 |
PL |
NAME |
TIME |
|
Men's 110 Hurdles Preliminaries
|
|
3 |
Faith Klamm |
1:04.44 |
|
PL |
NAME |
TIME |
7 |
Hope Klamm |
1:07.34 |
| 15 |
Jonathon Harris |
16.2 |
8 |
Hannah Mand |
1:08.05 |
|
Men's 400 Hurdles
|
|
9 |
Shanai Sweeting |
1:08.44 |
|
PL |
NAME |
TIME |
|
| 9 |
Chase Housh |
57.28 |
PL |
ATHLETES |
TIME |
|
Men's 3000 Steeplechase
|
|
2 |
Hannah Mand, Mya Charles, Rosjai Curtis, Alexandria Sherman |
46.93 |
|
PL |
NAME |
TIME |
|
| 6 |
Beck Jones |
0.00735868 |
PL |
ATHLETES |
|
|
Men's 4 x 400 Relay
|
|
4 |
Jonnicia Williams, Lilly Comarcho, Hannah Mand, Adison Hayden |
TIME |
|
PL |
ATHLETES |
TIME |
|
4:05.38 |
| 3 |
Alexander Caines, Ahmad Evans, Palmer O'Connor, Chase Housh |
10:35.79 |
PL |
ATHLETES |
Time |
|
Men's 4 x 800 Relay
|
|
3 |
Jonnicia Williams, Lilly Comarcho, Lily Brecheisen, Hannah Mand |
09:33.5 |
|
PL |
ATHLETES |
TIME |
|
|
| 2 |
Ian Walsh, Ethan Willmann, Tom Kuehnel, Alexander Caines |
7:43.40 |
PL |
NAME |
MARK |
|
Men's Long Jump
|
|
11 |
Dawn McIntyre |
1.41m |
|
PL |
NAME |
MARK |
|
|
| 13 |
Ahmad Evans |
6.37m |
PL |
NAME |
MARK |
| 20 |
Marcus Steele |
5.68m |
5 |
Dawn McIntyre |
5.51m |
|
Men's Triple Jump
|
|
13 |
Rosjai Curtis |
4.85m |
|
PL |
NAME |
MARK |
|
| 2 |
Ahmad Evans |
14.39m |
PL |
NAME |
MARK |
|
Men's Shot Put
|
|
1 |
Rosjai Curtis |
12.12m |
|
PL |
NAME |
MARK |
12 |
Lilly Comarcho |
10.19m |
| 22 |
London Wheeler |
12.07m |
|
|
|
Men's Discus
|
|
PL |
NAME |
MARK |
|
PL |
NAME |
MARK |
10 |
Kennise Anderson |
37.23m |
| 5 |
Jaylin Harris |
43.16m |
|
|
| 15 |
Corbin Landrum |
39.30m |
PL |
NAME |
MARK |
|
|
|
9 |
Naliyah Landrum |
44.74m |
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